Picker for looms.



H. SILLCQUKS 6L 0. Ha HEIDEL. PICKER FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1913.

Patented 5211126, 1915.

TE STTES A anion.

HOWARD SILLCOCKS, 0F NEWARK, NEW J EBSEY, AND CHARLES H. HEIDEL, OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA.

PICKER FOR LOOIVIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1 .99115.

Application filed November 21, 1913. Serial No. 802,290.

. of Essex, State of New Jersey, and Bethlehem, county of Northampton, State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pickers for Looms, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to a picker for looms which is essentially provided with a removable impinging portion. The picker is mounted on the picker stick in the usual way, and it has mounted on the body portion of the picker a resilient removable member formed of indurated fiber.

It is well known that the upper portion of the picker which strikes the shuttle soon becomes worn by the impact against the nose of the shuttle. Heretofore these pickers were made of leather with a reinforced buffing portion which was immovably fixed to the body of the picker. but it has been found that the buffer would soon wear through where it strikes the shuttle and the picker would have to be thrown away.

It is the object of this invention to provide a picker which has the buffer portion thereof formed of indurated fiber, molded scrap leather or other resilient substance, and which is removable from the body of the picker, so that when it becomes fractured it can be removed and another substituted.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a portion of a loom embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the picker.

In this drawing is shown a loom a provided with the customary shuttle b and shuttle box 0. The picker stick of is actuated in the usual manner, to hit the shuttle and send it through the shed. On this picker stick is mounted a picker comprising a body 6 which is preferably constructed of a single block of indurated fiber. The forward buffer portion of this picker consists of a plate 7' formed of indurated fiber. This moved at any time from the body of the picker simply by hitting the forward upper portion of the plate with a hammer, thus sliding the plate out of the groove. It should be stated that the body of the picker could be made of metal. but it is preferred to construct it of fiber on account of its lightness and resilient qualities. The hard fiber is strong enough to withstand any shock to which the picker may be subjected and it has been found by experiment that it will outlast the leather devices heretofore on the market.

As shown in the drawing the picker is provided with a double end buffer plate 3' and each plate is equipped with an elastic cushion or spring m to ease up the shocks sustained by the plate.

The picker is provided with the customary guide lug 0 projecting from the top of the picker as indicated in Fig. 1.

We claim:

1. A picker for looms comprising a body having a vertically disposed opening for mounting the picker, a groove located at the forward portion of the body, a buffer plate provided with a tongue for engagement with the groove, yielding means interposed between the groove and tongue of the buffer.

2. A picker for looms comprising a body having a vertically disposed opening for mounting the picker, grooves located at the forward and rear portion of the body, a pair of buffer plates each plate having tongues for engagement with the grooves, yielding 

